By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the end of the six-month state of emergency in Rivers State, restoring Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Nma Odu, and members of the State House of Assembly to office. The declaration, which formally expires today, 17 September 2025, was proclaimed on 18…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The recent removal of Ntufam Linus Effiong Oben Tabi as the head of Mbot Akpa and Ekinta Clan in Akamkpa Local Government Area by Governor Bassey Otu has drawn attention to the Cross River State Edict No. 1 of 1996, the legal framework guiding the recognition of clans and…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Cross River State governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has removed Ntufam Linus Effiong Oben Tabi as the village head of Mbot Akpa and Ekinta Clan in Akamkpa Local Government Area. According to Daily Post, the decision, announced through the governor’s Special Adviser on Chieftaincy Affairs, Otuekong Francis Edet, followed findings…
By Magnus Effiong A Calabar Chief Magistrate Court, presided over by Chief Magistrate Edmon Ujong, has dismissed a case against a retired High Court Judge, Justice Charles Archibong, and 3 other Henshaw Town Chiefs. Recall that the Commissioner of Police had, last month, in Suit No.No.MC/350c/2025 slammed a six-count charge on Justice Archibong, Chief Efanga…
By Nsan Neji ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has added Chinese Language to new curriculum for Secondary Schools. Chinese language, Mandarin, will now be taught in senior secondary schools across Nigeria, following a recent review of the national curriculum. This was disclosed on Tuesday by Dr Danlami Hayyo, Secretary of Education for…
Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno. By Soni Daniel, Abuja Ekid-speaking people of Akwa Ibom State have again asked Governor Umo Eno to take necessary steps to implement various court rulings affirming their ownership of the Stubbs Creek Forest, rather than raising a new committee to adjudicate on the matter with their Ibeno…
Barrister Ekpenyong Akiba is the Special Adviser to Gov Bassey Otu on General Duties. Penultimate week, he and his team stormed his community in Odukpani local government area to ameliorate the suffering of his people with sundry empowerment mechanism. In this interview with JOSEPH KINGSTON, the Lawyer-cum politician speaks on why and how he arrived…
By Sylvia Okoi CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The newly appointed Directors of the Cross River Geographic Information Agency (CRGIA) have been inaugurated by the Commissioner for Lands. The inauguration, which took place at the office of the Commissioner, Calabar, on Monday, served as a platform for familiarisation of the new directors with the leadership of the…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Governor Bassey Otu has appointed Barrister Orok Bassey Okon as the new Cross River State Head of Service (HoS). Orok’s appointment was conveyed in a press release signed by Linus Obogo, Chief Press Secretary and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, on Tuesday, 16th September 2025….
By Frank Ulom AL-SHAAB (CONVERSEER) – Hundreds of mourners gathered in Sana’a on Tuesday for the funeral of 31 journalists killed in Israeli airstrikes last week, marking one of the deadliest incidents involving media professionals in the region. The funeral service, held at al-Shaab mosque in the Yemeni capital, saw coffins carrying the slain reporters…
